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        <p>turnon — 
      Activate an instrument for an indefinite time.
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        <h2>Description</h2>
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      Activate an instrument for an indefinite time.
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        <pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>turnon</strong></span> insnum [, itime]</pre>
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>insnum</em></span> -- instrument number to be activated
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>itime</em></span> (optional, default=0) -- delay, in seconds, after which instrument <span class="emphasis"><em>insnum</em></span> will be activated. Default is 0.
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      <span class="emphasis"><em>turnon</em></span> activates instrument <span class="emphasis"><em>insnum</em></span> after a delay of <span class="emphasis"><em>itime</em></span> seconds, or immediately if <span class="emphasis"><em>itime</em></span> is not specified. Instrument is active until explicitly turned off. (See <a class="link" href="turnoff.html" title="turnoff"><em class="citetitle">turnoff</em></a>.)
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      <a class="link" href="turnoff.html" title="turnoff"><em class="citetitle">turnoff</em></a>,
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